Ijaw and Itsekiri Reach Power‑Sharing Agreement for Warri Federal Constituency

Ijaw and Itsekiri stakeholders have reached a power‑sharing agreement for Warri Federal Constituency II in Delta State following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the dispute over INEC’s ward delineation exercise.

The accord was finalized during a high‑level meeting chaired by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. Representatives from both ethnic groups were present.

Under the terms of the agreement, the House of Representatives seat for the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II will rotate between the Ijaw and Itsekiri nationalities.

Specifically, the Ijaw will hold the seat for the first two consecutive terms, after which the Itsekiri will occupy it for the next two terms.

The deal followed President Tinubu’s meeting with Delta stakeholders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

During that meeting, Tinubu ordered that two representatives from each of the three ethnic nationalities involved in the dispute meet under the NSA’s supervision to develop a mutually acceptable political framework.

Signatories to the agreement include former Delta State Deputy Governor Kingsley Otuaro and Dr. Eric Omare for the Ijaw nationality.

The Itsekiri delegation was represented by Sir A.S. Mene and Chief Robinson Ariyo.

The agreement was endorsed on behalf of the Federal Government by the NSA, while Olorogun Victor Okumagba and Chief Westham Adehor signed as witnesses.